# Making it easier for websites to express AI training preferences

> **Publication**: aitalky (Independent AI Journalism)
> **Canonical Citation URL**: https://aitalky.vercel.app/news/making-it-easier-for-websites-to-express-ai-training-preferences
> **Original Source**: [OpenAI News](https://openai.com/index/helping-websites-express-ai-training-preferences)
> **Author**: OpenAI News Staff (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Friday, October 30, 2026
> **Category**: PRODUCTS
> **Tags**: AI, OpenAI News, products

## Executive Summary
OpenAI will honor a shared robots.txt signal to help website operators communicate their AI training preferences to participating providers



## Full Coverage
Why we're supporting a common signal that lets website operators communicate their choices to multiple AI providers at once

Share Today, we're announcing that OpenAI will honor a common signal ⁠ (opens in a new window) in robots.txt, the file that lets websites express their preferences about the use of their content for foundational generative AI training. This voluntary effort makes it easier for publishers and website operators to communicate the same preference to multiple participating providers at once

Previously, website operators would identify individual crawlers and maintain separate rules for each and every provider. Having a shared signal across multiple providers reduces that work for operators

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